drugs Watch Jeanette go from pills to reefer to heroin in this 1961 anti-drug film Andrea James

History In 1884, a doctor ate too much cannabis and his arms shrank to five inches  Ellsworth Toohey

train wrecks Watch right-wing grifter Pearl Davis fall apart in a live debate Jason Weisberger

books Robert Anton Wilson's favorite puzzle-box mystery writer: John Dickson Carr Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trump "pardons" jailed Colorado Republican, but she was convicted on state charges Rob Beschizza

Copy of Superman #1 nets $9.12m at auction Rob Beschizza

scotus Kim Davis denied again: Supreme Court declines to relitigate same-sex marriage Jason Weisberger

education College presidents' names reveal historical power structures Ellsworth Toohey

politics No back-to-school turnaround for Target, beset by more boycotts Rob Beschizza

Business Japanese beverage CEO fired over CBD supplement scandal Ellsworth Toohey

politics Noted bigot asks the Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality Jason Weisberger

politics Citizen journalist arrested for photographing sheriff's deputy at Texas county meeting Ellsworth Toohey

politics Copyright Office head fired after failing to bless copyright exemption for Big Tech's AI training Rob Beschizza

music Minecraft soundtrack inducted into Library of Congress Rob Beschizza

"It's wonderful, isn't it?" Trump is butt of joke on Russian TV, where hosts can't stop laughing: "Pure buffoonery!" (video) Carla Sinclair

politics 2018 essay: "The Case for Letting Malibu Burn" Mark Frauenfelder

cats Two more cats die from bird flu after drinking tainted raw milk Jennifer Sandlin

art Drew Friedman's latest book: Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy Mark Frauenfelder

Games Internet Archive preserving early Unreal games Rob Beschizza

humor "Enjoy" this absurd AI country hit, "Someone pooped inside my cornbread!" Jennifer Sandlin